Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad 4-6-4 Class S-4-A 4000 at Galesburg, Illinois on July 1, 1956, photographer unknown, print by Don Gruber, Chuck Zeiler collection.  Number 4000 was built by Baldwin in October 1930 (c/n 61500) as Class S-4 number 3002.  It was rebuilt at West Burlington, Iowa to Class S-4-A, entering the shops in late 1936 and completed in April 1937.  When completed, the locomotive was shrouded in stainless steel and named Aeolus to serve as standby power for Zephyr trains.  The shrouding was removed in 1940-41, revealing the locomotive seen here, donated to La Crosse, Wisconsin for display on August 19, 1963.

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